User talk:David J Bos

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Edit at Gerard J. M. van den Aardweg
Hello, David J Bos. At Gerard J. M. van den Aardweg, you recently made an edit suggesting that Van den Aardweg is not a psychoanalyst. If you have evidence that Van den Aardweg is not a psychoanalyst, then please present that evidence. Freeknowledgecreator (talk) 00:34, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Self-citing
I noticed that today you've been adding references to a book edited by you (or someone with a similar name to your username, at least) to various articles. I'm sure your book is filled with good material that you understandably want to see reflected on Wikipedia. However, you should be careful - as WP:SELFCITING explains, when you focus on citing your own work, it can be seen as spam, which is inappropriate. --Nat Gertler (talk) 03:09, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Possible COI at Ex-ex-gay
Hello David J Bos,

And welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions to Ex-ex-gay. Unfortunately, I had to undo them, because you didn't provide an WP:INDEPENDENT, WP:SECONDARY, reliable source. Also, if you are the author of the source you used, as Nat mentioned above, you need to be extra careful editing the article. Please read WP:COI and WP:DISCLOSE, and consider avoiding making changes to the article itself, but instead, making an Edit request on the Talk page of the article, explaining what it is you think should be added to the article, and let another editor deal with it. You can help, by finding some independent, secondary sources that substantiate the material, i.e., other books by different authors, or articles in reputable magazines or newspapers. Add those sources to your forthcoming comment on the Talk page, and that will increase the likelihood that this topic will be added. Mfg, Mathglot (talk) 12:30, 17 December 2019 (UTC)